Banking & Finance

Your Investments: Financial modesty

"When someone saves your life and gives you life, there’s gratitude, humility; there’s a time you’ve been so blessed you realize you’ve been given another chance at life..." - Pat Summerall

ANNOUNCER AND Dallas Cowboys great Pat Summerall on the sidelines during a Monday Night Football game in Irving, Texas, in 2005.

Your Taxes: The budget’s tax breaks

Thousands of additional shekels can be saved every year with tax exemption

Revised income tax brackets boost March salary

Your Taxes: You can't have your matzah and eat it, too

Your Taxes: Israel moves charities online for tax breaks

Starting in 2026, details of each donation reported are immediately stored electronically on the ITA’s system. The donor can access these details online.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByLEON HARRIS

A charity donation box is seen in this illustrative photo taken March 22, 2023

Why a global investor sees Israel as a resilient financial hub

Israel remains a ‘very strong player’ in global private markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2026ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Hartley Rogers, Executive Co-Chairman of Hamilton Lane

Bank Leumi tops Bank of Israel’s 2025 service survey

Supervisor of Banks survey finds Leumi leading in branch, phone, and digital service among Israel’s five largest banks in 2025 rankings

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The bank received the highest satisfaction rating for its mobile app, underscoring its continued investment in advanced technology.

Only 40% of TASE-listed firms donated to community in 2024, Zoooz review finds

Independent research says 216 of 540 public companies gave more than NIS 100,000, with the absence of regulation and weak CSR reporting cited as key factors.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Your Investments: Birthdays, the Super Bowl, and setting boundaries

"I just love working hard. I love being part of a team; I love working toward a common goal." – Tom Brady

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByAARON KATSMAN

SEVEN-TIME Super Bowl winner Tom Brady, seen here with the New England Patriots in 2019. A diversified team approach is needed to achieve ultimate success, says the writer.

Your Taxes: What to consider before any merger and acquisition deal

Mergers and acquisition deals tend to be 10% economic, 10% tax, 10% legal, and 70% psychological. The “smell of the money” affects people’s behavior in many deals.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByLEON HARRIS

AS THE US and China battle it out over supply chains and global trade flows, Israel, also the subject of US tariffs, finds itself navigating particularly complex terrain. Here, a man looks at a screen showing Chinese stock market movements, as he uses his mobile phone in Beijing on Monday.

Moody’s upgrades Israel’s credit outlook from 'negative' to 'stable'

While the sovereign rating remains at BAA1, the shift reflects a clear easing of risk compared with the peak of the war period.

JANUARY 31, 2026ByTPS

Your Investments: Ran Gvili, the Exodus from Egypt, Tu Bishvat and your money

We have it great in Israel. Remember how back in the old country we celebrated by going to the dentist after cracking some teeth eating the hard, wood-tasting boxer (carob)?

JANUARY 30, 2026ByAARON KATSMAN